Matthew Bishop (footballer) explained

Matthew Bishop
Birth Date:11 July 1975
Originalteam:Box Hill (VFL)
Debutdate:Round 5,
Debutteam:Melbourne
Debutopponent:Port Adelaide
Debutstadium:the MCG
Statsend:2006
Years1:1998–1999
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:18 (4)
Years2:2000–2006
Club2:Port Adelaide
Games Goals2:132 (4)
Games Goalstotal:150 (8)
Careerhighlights:

Matthew Bishop (born 11 July 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Bishop started out with the Melbourne Demons after being elevated from their rookie list in 1998. He spent two seasons with them before moving to in 2000, where he made a name for himself as one of the most solid defenders at the club. He played in Port Adelaide's 2004 premiership team.

Playing statistics

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|-|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998|style="text-align:center;"|| 48 || 10 || 3 || 2 || 54 || 30 || 84 || 24 || 4 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 5.4 || 3.0 || 8.4 || 2.4 || 0.4|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999|style="text-align:center;"|| 18 || 8 || 1 || 1 || 47 || 16 || 63 || 19 || 2 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 5.9 || 2.0 || 7.9 || 2.4 || 0.3|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 14 || 0 || 2 || 83 || 44 || 127 || 31 || 8 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 5.9 || 3.1 || 9.1 || 2.2 || 0.6|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001|style="text-align:center;"|| 19 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 61 || 21 || 82 || 35 || 12 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.5 || 1.9 || 7.5 || 3.2 || 1.1|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002|style="text-align:center;"|| 19 || 25 || 2 || 3 || 212 || 72 || 284 || 118 || 19 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 8.5 || 2.9 || 11.4 || 4.7 || 0.8|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003|style="text-align:center;"|| 19 || 22 || 0 || 1 || 160 || 74 || 234 || 112 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.3 || 3.4 || 10.6 || 5.1 || 0.8|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004|style="text-align:center;"|| 19 || 24 || 0 || 0 || 172 || 105 || 277 || 109 || 27 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.2 || 4.4 || 11.5 || 4.5 || 1.1|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005|style="text-align:center;"|| 19 || 20 || 2 || 0 || 142 || 77 || 219 || 92 || 10 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 7.1 || 3.9 || 11.0 || 4.6 || 0.5|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006|style="text-align:center;"|| 19 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 101 || 59 || 160 || 59 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.3 || 3.7 || 10.0 || 3.7 || 0.7|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 150! 8! 9! 1032! 498! 1530! 599! 110! 0.1! 0.1! 6.9! 3.3! 10.2! 4.0! 0.7|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Bishop.html Matthew Bishop's player profile at AFL Tables